TIRIANhadthought-orhewouldhavethoughtifhehadtimetothinkatall-thattheywereinsidealittlethatchedstable,abouttwelvefeetlongandsixfeetwide.Inrealitytheystoodongrass,thedeepblueskywasoverhead,andtheairwhichblewgentlyontheirfaceswasthatofadayinearlysummer.Notfarawayfromthemroseagroveoftrees,thicklyleaved,butundereveryleaftherepeepedoutthegoldorfaintyelloworpurpleorglowingredoffruitssuchasnoonehasseeninourworld.ThefruitmadeTirianfeelthatitmustbeautumnbuttherewassomethinginthefeeloftheairthattoldhimitcouldnotbelaterthanJune.Theyallmovedtowardsthetrees.
Everyoneraisedhishandtopickthefruithebestlikedthelookof,andtheneveryonepausedforasecond.Thisfruitwassobeautifulthateachfelt“Itcan’tbemeantforme...surelywe’renotallowedtopluckit.”
“It’sallright,”saidPeter.“Iknowwhatwe’reallthinking.
ButI’msure,quitesure,weneedn’t.I’veafeelingwe’vegottothecountrywhereeverythingisallowed.”
“Heregoes,then!”saidEustace.Andtheyallbegantoeat.
Whatwasthefruitlike?Unfortunatelynoonecandescribeataste.AllIcansayisthat,comparedwiththosefruits,thefreshestgrapefruityou’veevereatenwasdull,andthejuiciestorangewasdry,andthemostmeltingpearwashardandwoody,andthesweetestwildstrawberrywassour.Andtherewerenoseedsorstones,andnowasps.Ifyouhadonceeatenthatfruit,allthenicestthingsinthisworldwouldtastelikemedicinesafterit.ButIcan’tdescribeit.Youcan’tfindoutwhatitislikeunlessyoucangettothatcountryandtasteitforyourself.
Whentheyhadeatenenough,EustacesaidtoKingPeter,“Youhaven’tyettoldushowyougothere.Youwerejustgoingto,whenKingTirianturnedup.”
“There’snotmuchtotell,”saidPeter.“EdmundandIwerestandingontheplatformandwesawyourtraincomingin.Irememberthinkingitwastakingthebendfartoofast.AndIrememberthinkinghowfunnyitwasthatourpeoplewereprobablyinthesametrainthoughLucydidn’tknowaboutit-”
“Yourpeople,HighKing?”saidTirian.
“ImeanmyFatherandMother-Edmund’sandLucy’sandmine.”
“Whywerethey?”askedJill.“Youdon’tmeantosaytheyknowaboutNarnia?”
“Ohno,ithadnothingtodowithNarnia.TheywereontheirwaytoBristol.I’donlyheardtheyweregoingthatmorning.ButEdmundsaidthey’dbeboundtobegoingbythattrain.”(Edmundwasthesortofpersonwhoknowsaboutrailways.)
“Andwhathappenedthen?”saidJill.
“Well,it’snotveryeasytodescribe,isit,Edmund?”saidtheHighKing.
“Notvery,”saidEdmund.“Itwasn’tatalllikethatothertimewhenwewerepulledoutofourownworldbyMagic.Therewasafrightfulroarandsomethinghitmewithabang,butitdidn’thurt.AndIfeltnotsomuchscaredas-well,excited.Oh-andthisisonequeerthing.I’dhadarathersoreknee,fromahackatrugger.Inoticedithadsuddenlygone.AndIfeltverylight.Andthen-herewewere.”
“Itwasmuchthesameforusintherailwaycarriage,”saidtheLordDigory,wipingthelasttracesofthefruitfromhisgoldenbeard.“OnlyIthinkyouandI,Polly,chieflyfeltthatwe’dbeenunstiffened.Youyoungsterswon’tunderstand.Butwestoppedfeelingold.”
“Youngsters,indeed!”saidJill.“Idon’tbelieveyoutworeallyaremucholderthanwearehere.”
“Wellifwearen’t,wehavebeen,”saidtheLadyPolly.
“Andwhathasbeenhappeningsinceyougothere?”askedEustace.
“Well,”saidPeter,“foralongtime(atleastIsupposeitwasalongtime)nothinghappened.Thenthedooropened-”
“Thedoor?”saidTirian.
“Yes,”saidPeter.“Thedooryoucamein-orcameout-by.Haveyouforgotten?”
“Butwhereisit?”
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